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GENERAL PROVISIONS(5 ILCS 325/) Military Leave of Absence Act.

5 ILCS 325/0.01

(5 ILCS 325/0.01)(from Ch. 129, par. 500)Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Military Leave of Absence Act.(Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

5 ILCS 325/1

(5 ILCS 325/1)(from Ch. 129, par. 501)Sec. 1. Leave of absence. (a) Any full-time employee of the State of Illinois, a unit of local
government, a public institution of higher education (as defined in Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act), or a school district, other than an independent
contractor, who is a member of any reserve
component of the United States Armed Forces or of any reserve component
of the Illinois State Militia, shall be granted leave from his or her
public employment
for any period actively spent in military
service, including:(1) basic training;(2) special or advanced training, whether or not

within the State, and whether or not voluntary;

(3) annual training; and(4) any other training or duty required by the United

States Armed Forces.

During these leaves, the employee's seniority
and other benefits shall continue
to accrue.During leaves for annual training, the employee shall continue to receive
his or her regular compensation as a public employee.
During leaves for basic training, for up to 60 days of special or advanced
training, and for any other training or duty required by the United States Armed Forces, if the employee's daily rate of compensation for military activities
is less
than his or her daily rate of compensation as a public employee, he or
she shall receive his or her regular
compensation as a public employee minus the amount of his or
her base pay for military
activities.(b) Any full-time employee of the State of Illinois or a public institution of higher education (as defined in Section 1 of the Board of Higher Education Act), other than an
independent contractor, who is a member of the Illinois National Guard or a
reserve component of the United States Armed Forces or the Illinois State
Militia and who is mobilized to active duty shall continue during the period of
active duty to receive his or her benefits and regular compensation as a State
employee, minus an amount equal to his or her military active duty base pay.
(c) In making the calculations required under this Section, the applicable governmental unit shall: (1) determine the employee's daily rate of

compensation as a public employee by dividing the employee's regular compensation as a public employee during the pay period by the number of work days in the pay period;

(2) determine the employee's daily rate of

compensation for military activities by dividing the employee's base pay for the applicable military activities by the number of calendar days in the month; and

(3) provide for an offset from the employee's gross

compensation of the lesser of (i) the amount determined under paragraph (1) of this subsection (c) multiplied by the number of days that the public employee would have otherwise been required to work for the applicable governmental unit during the pay period or (ii) the amount determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection multiplied by the number of days that the public employee would have otherwise been required to work for the applicable governmental unit during the pay period.

(d) The
Department of Central Management Services and the State
Comptroller shall coordinate in the development of procedures for the
implementation of this Section.(Source: P.A. 98-347, eff. 8-14-13.)

(5 ILCS 325/1.1)Sec. 1.1. Home rule. A home rule unit may not regulate its employees in a
manner that is inconsistent with this Act. This Section is a limitation under
subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on
the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by
the State.(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)